pretty.. unlikely. But sure a refreshing thought, i think we would have a much more interresting Console War going on if DC2 was there to mess with N, S and M.

Ok, is there any way we can focus, not on the ridiculous (DC2) part of the interview but instead on him wanting to be part of a console design team?

He's no longer part of Sega, so technically he could work in this capacity with any of the current (or future ...) console manufacturers.  But do they want his input?  And should they?

As much as I have enjoyed his work in the early-to-mid 90's, its been a long time since he's produced a compelling piece of hardware.  That being the case, is it a bit naive (arrogant?) of him to see himself as a creative force in the industry to the extent that he could successfully contribute to a consoles development in a capacity not unlike one Miyamoto?

Yuji Naka is not the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog. I'm so sick of him perpetuating that fraud.

We might multiply if Sega genuinely made good games.

Using their classic IPs wouldn't hurt either.

For example, what if a Sega fan went into a coma in 2000 and just came back today? He would be very disappointed!

His programming made the original game possible, or at least made it what it is.

Console manufacturers never used to drop billions of dollars to make new hardware. Actually, Sega is the company that always had the easiest time making new hardware since they based their consoles off of their arcade boards.

Yes they did drop large amounts  not to the extent of today but it still cost a lot  in terms of R&D and associated costs and gets more expensive each year, the arcade was a great stream of revenue and  using a custom chip set based on the home console meant you could port the games over cheaply both ways  and has to whether they based the home console off the arcade board or the other way around I'm not to sure on but either way it  gave them another revenue stream one that Sony also benefited from  as well with Namco using custom PlayStation chip sets but all said and done that was an aspect of the industry thats pretty much done and dusted ,Sega today would have to borrow heavily to re enter the business.

If they make it, they shouldn't give it that name. It's like how every fictional spaceship named Titanic ends up getting exploded.

I agree he did not pacifically mean SEGA should do another Console but I think he is pointing out that the SEGA DREAMCAST was the last dedicated hardcore gaming console before SONY and MICROSOFT turned consoles into a multimedia center of sorts with gaming as a fetcher and not the primary function.    

so I think he meant that he would like to work with one of the current 3 or some new player to make something like that again.

Unfortunately there is a big difference between what I wish would happen and what actually will happen